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Ohio families served by AEP will be eligible for immediate help in paying their electric bills, and as many as 20,000 families will receive help in lowering their costs for electric power this winter season through a “Crisis Response Fund” and the distribution of home weatherization kits announced today by AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the Ohio Department of Development.

GAHANNA, Ohio, December 11, 2008 – AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), announced it will place meteorological towers at test sites in north central Ohio to explore the economic and technical feasibility of building a wind farm in the area.

Since 6 a.m. today, approximately 95 percent of AEP Ohio customers who lost power following the aftermath of Hurricane Ike have been restored. Nearly 700,000 customers across the company´s service territory were affected by the devastating winds. More than 3,000 field resources continue their efforts this morning to restore power to the approximate 34,000 customers who remain without power across the state.

AEP Ohio customers who lost power following the aftermath of Hurricane Ike continue to be restored throughout the day today. Since this morning close to 20,000 customers have had their power turned back on. More than 3,000 field resources, including line mechanics, contract line crews, tree trimmers, crew leaders and field assessors continue their efforts to restore power to the approximate 57,000 customers who remain without power across Ohio.

AEP Ohio urges customers to remember that there are still areas in its service territory where there are trees that have fallen onto power lines and other areas where there are downed power lines. Every downed power line should be considered energized and the public is urged to stay away from those sites.

Just over 100,000 AEP Ohio customers remain without power, as of 4 p.m. today. Following the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, nearly 700,000 customers were without power at the height of the storm. To date, approximately 85 percent of customers affected have been restored.

No doubt, Sunday’s strong winds dropping tree limbs and entire trees into power lines is a primary culprit for the massive power outages being experienced by AEP Ohio customers. According to company officials, the numerous fallen trees and broken tree limbs that resulted from the high winds continue to have a major impact on efforts to restore services throughout the state.

More than 435,000 AEP Ohio customers have had their electricity service restored this afternoon since a devastating wind storm swept across the state throughout the day on Sunday. More than 3,000 field resources, including AEP Ohio line employees, contract line personnel and tree trimmers, are in the company’s service territory to restore power. As of 3 p.m. today, approximately 215,000 customers remain without power.

In the wake of the severe windstorm that left more than 650,000 customers without electricity at its peak, AEP Ohio knows its customers have questions about the processes and procedures the company follows to restore power during and after a major storm.

In all outages, AEP Ohio works to restore power as safely and quickly as possible. However, outages that occur during storm events often are extended and can last for several days due to damage to all facilities located in the area hit by the storm.

Line restoration assistance efforts from as far as Ontario and Quebec, Canada, are joining forces as part of AEP Ohio´s massive work to restore power to customers throughout the company´s Ohio service territory.

AEP Ohio has restored power to approximately 152,000 customers of the peak 650,000 customers across its service territory impacted by Sunday´s high winds from Hurricane Ike. An estimated 493,000 customers remain without power this morning. AEP Ohio is working to restore power to all parts of the service territory, focusing first on emergency services and main-line circuits that serve the largest number of customers.

Though faced with the skyrocketing cost of conventional fuels and infrastructure costs to keep the system up and running, AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today filed its Electric Security Plan (ESP) with the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO), a comprehensive plan that invests in the future while holding rate increases to approximately 15 percent annually for the next three years.

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